On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Larrestegui.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Larrestegui.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Larrestegui:
1) The origin of the family name Larrestegui.
2) The meaning of the family name Larrestegui.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Larrestegui.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Larrestegui.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Larrestegui:
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Larrestegui:
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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Larrestegui appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Larrestegui. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Larrestegui.
One of the most distinctive qualities of heraldry is the use of a limited palette of colours and patterns, usually referred to as tinctures. These are divided into three categories, known as metals, colours, and furs.
Next we are going to see the meanings of three tinctures:
1) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
2) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
3) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* SUN: The Sun is a symbol of Sovereigns and Kings, those who with their power vivify the entire State; It is an emblem of Eternity, Greatness, Power, Providence, Illustrious Nobility and Magnificence.
* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.
* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.
* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.
* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.
* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.
* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.
* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.
* The family name Larrestegui appears in the list of last names of Heraldry & Crests so its complete history, crest and coat of arms or heraldic shields can be known on his website: http://www.heraldrycrests.com/
Heraldry for family name Larrestegui as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Larrestegui
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